Around 130 ship builders, steel workers, welders, and riveters are occupying the famous shipyard in Belfast, where the Titanic was built in 1909, demanding that the docks be both nationalised and used to produce…
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A recent report by the International Labour Organisation has projected that heat stress caused by global warming will result in lost output that is equivalent to 80 million full-time jobs…
China is aiming for half of the industrial robots sold in the country to be made by Chinese companies by 2020, up from 27% currently, and with a target for…
New Zealand has passed legislation granting victims of domestic violence 10 days paid leave. The bill, passed with 63 to 57 votes, is designed to allow domestic violence victims time…
Here is another interesting signal, with a couple of headbending elements. first one is that the chatbot counselling seems to be working – ‘I felt heard and understood’ (!) says…
Some 2000-odd women are protecting the biosphere in the Gulf of Mannar. The thing to note is that these are backward communities, which is why it’s a big deal that women…
